Hi All,

searched on t'net for a real beginners guide to sun sys admin. I'm
running sol 10 on a couple of Ultra 10's with the ultimate aim of a
backend database (MySql) feeding a simple website. I've got apache up
and running on one of the Ultra10's (along with PHP) but need more
sysadmin knowledge to get Mysql working and talking to the other machine.

Things such as:

adding users
Modifying you PATH (the amount of places a newbie guide says something
like 'ensure it's in your path' but then doesn't say HOW!!
Setting basic security/access rights
performing a backup/recovery
removing existing packages so I can do a clean install of for example MYSQL5
Getting certain programs to run on startup automatically
seeing what apps/processes are currently running


I appreciate all of the above is on Suns site, but usually buried and
over technical for the Unix newbie. It's (almost) enough to make me go
back to NT....

many thanks

Adrian Hume (email: vstechatoneteldotnet)

Words to the wise, Adrian Hume <ady_hume@hotmail.com> wrote:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/47.16

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/solSysadminGuide/

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6958

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6959


--
Claus Dragon <clauskick@mpsahotmail.com>
=(UDIC)=
d++ e++ T--
K1!2!3!456!7!S a26
"Coffee is a mocker. So, I am going to mock."

- Me, lately.

Claus Dragon wrote:
> Words to the wise, Adrian Hume <ady_hume@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/47.16
>
> http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/solSysadminGuide/
>
> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6958
>
> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6959
>
>
> --
> Claus Dragon <clauskick@mpsahotmail.com>
> =(UDIC)=
> d++ e++ T--
> K1!2!3!456!7!S a26
> "Coffee is a mocker. So, I am going to mock."
>
> - Me, lately.

Just the ticket Claus, got myself some nice bedtime reading!!!

Many thanks,

Adrian

Adrian Hume wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> searched on t'net for a real beginners guide to sun sys admin. I'm
> running sol 10 on a couple of Ultra 10's with the ultimate aim of a
> backend database (MySql) feeding a simple website. I've got apache up
> and running on one of the Ultra10's (along with PHP) but need more
> sysadmin knowledge to get Mysql working and talking to the other machine.
>
> Things such as:
>
> adding users
> Modifying you PATH (the amount of places a newbie guide says something
> like 'ensure it's in your path' but then doesn't say HOW!!
export PATH=$PATH:/directory_you_need_to_add
> Setting basic security/access rights
See man chmod, man chown.
> performing a backup/recovery
see man ufsdump and man ufsrestore
> removing existing packages so I can do a clean install of for example
> MYSQL5
pkgrm
> Getting certain programs to run on startup automatically
See the "System Administration I" manual for the version of Solaris you
are using.
> seeing what apps/processes are currently running
See man ps


>
> I appreciate all of the above is on Suns site, but usually buried and
> over technical for the Unix newbie. It's (almost) enough to make me go
> back to NT....
>
> many thanks
>
> Adrian Hume (email: vstechatoneteldotnet)

A set of questions such as yours is normally answered either by taking
one week courses called "Introduction to Solaris" and "Solaris System
Administration I" or reading a lot of books and manuals. The courses
will cost you about $2500 each if you take them in the classroom or $500
each by "CAI"

Some of the books are free for downloading from http://docs.sun.com/.
Others, not Solaris Specific, are published by O'Reilly & Associates and
can be purchased from Amazon or any large book store. I'd suggest
starting with "Unix in a Nutshell"

You need to hit the books big time. If you try to get all your answers
via the news groups you will make such a nuisance of yourself that no
one will respond to your posts (or even read them)

Go thou, and RTFM